Cinnamon Mexican Wedding Cakes

Ingredients

1

roll (16.5 oz)  refrigerated sugar cookies

4

oz cream cheese, softened (from 8-oz package)

3/4

cup finely chopped walnuts

1/2

cup all-purpose flour

1/2

teaspoon vanilla

1

cup powdered sugar

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps

• 1

  Heat oven 350°F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough; stir or knead in cream cheese, walnuts, flour and vanilla until well blended.
• 2

  Shape dough into 38 (1 1/4-inch) balls; place 1 inch apart on ungreased large cookie sheets.
• 3

  Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack; cool 1 minute.
• 4

  Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix powdered sugar and cinnamon until well blended. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar mixture. Roll in powdered sugar mixture again. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store covered at room temperature.